1 <sect2><title>Contents of Net-tools</title>
3 <para>Last checked against version &net-tools-contversion;.</para>
5 <sect3><title>Program Files</title>
7 <para>arp, dnsdomainname (link to hostname), domainname (link to
8 hostname), ifconfig, nameif, netstat, nisdomainname (link to
9 hostname), plipconfig, rarp, route, slattach and ypdomainname (link to
10 hostname)</para></sect3>
12 <sect3><title>Descriptions</title>
14 <sect4><title>arp</title>
15 <para>arp is used to manipulate the kernel's ARP cache, usually to add
16 or delete an entry, or to dump the ARP cache.</para></sect4>
18 <sect4><title>dnsdomainname</title>
19 <para>dnsdomainname shows the system's DNS domain name.</para></sect4>
21 <sect4><title>domainname</title>
22 <para>domainname shows or sets the system's NIS/YP domain
25 <sect4><title>ifconfig</title>
26 <para>The ifconfig command is the general command used to configure network
27 interfaces.</para></sect4>
29 <sect4><title>nameif</title>
30 <para>nameif names network interfaces based on MAC
31 addresses.</para></sect4>
33 <sect4><title>netstat</title>
34 <para>netstat is a multi-purpose tool used to print the network connections,
35 routing tables, interface statistics, masquerade connections, and multicast
36 memberships.</para></sect4>
38 <sect4><title>nisdomainname</title>
39 <para>nisdomainname shows or sets system's NIS/YP domain
42 <sect4><title>plipconfig</title>
43 <para>plipconfig is used to fine-tune the PLIP device parameters, hopefully
44 making it faster.</para></sect4>
46 <sect4><title>rarp</title>
47 <para>Akin to the arp program, the rarp program manipulates the system's
48 RARP table.</para></sect4>
50 <sect4><title>route</title>
51 <para>route is the general utility which is used to manipulate the IP
52 routing table.</para></sect4>
54 <sect4><title>slattach</title>
55 <para>slattach attaches a network interface to a serial line, i.e.. puts a
56 normal terminal line into one of several "network" modes.</para></sect4>
58 <sect4><title>ypdomainname</title>
59 <para>ypdomainname shows or sets the system's NIS/YP domain